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  1. Grrrr - W3C Validator is failing to spot some elementary errors

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    2. Miss Prism

      Miss Prism

      hmmm - it seems that p and td tags do not need to be closed under certain circumstances

    3. truffy

      truffy

      only if you were declaring a sloppy 32 doctype, I would've thought

    4. Miss Prism

      Miss Prism

      apparently it's been in the html5 spec for yonks, the W3C spec authors were very helpful (I will still be closing my tags though, it's good practice)

  2. Has anyone worked out what Hornby's "design clever" might mean?

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      It's like 'boxing clever', only without the boxing...

    3. SHMD

      SHMD

      Design once and then use for the next 30 years.

    4. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Isn't that what Triang did all those years ago????

  3. Have just discovered 'Manage Attachments', which has provided a route back to parts of RMweb time has forgot

    1. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      Alas poor VNC, i knew it well...

    2. DonB

      DonB

      VNC .. Still there on my Forum Index page.

    3. Dave47549

      Dave47549

      That's bizarre. Yep, the VNC tab's always been there, but it's not worked for a week or so, but it's back up and running now. Ah well, i'd best get back under me bridge!

  4. History is just one darn thing after another

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    2. Hroth

      Hroth

      Thats life!

    3. TomE

      TomE

      History is written by the victors

    4. Welchester

      Welchester

      I'd like to see the comment you made before Mr Bowdler got his hands on it.

  5. HM customs charge of £18 on a few kits from Canada - daylight robbery!

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    2. John M

      John M

      Brexit is unlikely to make any difference as toys and models are duty free or Zero rated under WTO Rules or a free trade agreement with Canada.

       

      At least HM Customs don't appear to charge an Entry Fee in addition to any duty or purchase tax liable at the time of import.

       

      New Zealand Customs Service charge a flat rate Entry Fee of $45.80 + purchase tax on imports of $400 (approx £217) or more.

       

      A lot of the increased focus by Customs on personal imp...

    3. centraltrains

      centraltrains

      taxation is theft

    4. Patrick

      Patrick

      Import duty or VAT?

  6. hmmm, weight diagrams, you can't live without them, but you can't live with 'em either

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      A foot on each pair of scales and you feel much better. Weight halved!

       

    2. Londontram

      Londontram

      You lead an exciting life don't you miss P

    3. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      I bet Mr Skinley found them useful!!

  7. holy hyperbole, Batman, the battle of the large Prairies is on

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    2. chris p bacon

      chris p bacon

      Zap....Pow....Wham....Teabag...

    3. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      One can but hope that Dapol will do a different series from the one chosen by Hornby.

    4. 88D

      88D

      Or that Dapol go for a Manor instead, assuming Bachmann don’t announce it!

  8. How to open a bag of Rowntrees fruit pastilles without resorting to industrial power tools

    1. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Soldering iron?

    2. SHMD

      SHMD

      Make sure the room is full of people.

      Grab a corner in each hand and pull with all your might!

      When the bag finally gives way, the said contents are instantly distributed to all and sundry.

    3. Miss Prism

      Miss Prism

      Too true, SHMD!

  9. I can never remember whether an energised ATC ramp rang the bell or didn't ring the bell

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    2. Northroader

      Northroader

      I dunno how you'll manage when they get on to north poles and south poles.

    3. Castle

      Castle

      All I know is it's a bit cold in those regions....

    4. Miss Prism

      Miss Prism

      Poles? Fairford's ATC ramps were dual-polarity, because it was single-track ATC.

  10. I can't keep up with RMweb when it's working properly...

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    2. Harlequin

      Harlequin

      Probability factor of 1:1. Normality Has Been Restored. (But your computer might not realise that yet.)

    3. MarkC

      MarkC

      Hear that? That's the sound of Andy Y facepalming...

    4. Hroth

      Hroth

      Got to keep Andy on his toes.... ;-)

  11. I do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. Ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. The whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. Fortunately in England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever.

  12. I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time

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    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Not tonight, Miss Prism.

    3. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      He probably hides behind pseudonym on RMweb

    4. The Black Hat

      The Black Hat

      They tell me hes lonely. Hes lonely still.

      Those days have gone forever...

  13. I must cure my impatience

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    2. beast66606

      beast66606

      Hurry up and do it

    3. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      Oh, that can wait.

    4. Chris116

      Chris116

      Oh Lord, I want patience but I want it NOW!

  14. I think there should be a post button for "I haven't got a clue what you are talking about"...

  15. I think there should be a thread with half a dozen countdown clocks, and we have to guess what they are for

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    2. Stu from EGDL

      Stu from EGDL

      The clocks should count up for Dapol and Farish deliveries!!

    3. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      My next reply will be in: 5:19:06:05

    4. Ozexpatriate

      Ozexpatriate

      We don't need a thread - they can live in the different banners.

  16. I vow not to buy products whose ads are populated by puerile furry animals

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      You won't be taking the train to / from Paddington, then?

    3. 6892 Oakhill Grange

      6892 Oakhill Grange

      Are oxford rail using meerkats in ads now?

    4. Tim Hall

      Tim Hall

      You'll probably starve over the next month or so, then.

  17. I was using only my own eyes, M'lud...

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      And very observant ones they are. ;)

  18. I will be issuing a press release later today expressing an interest in investing in more biscuits

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Biscuit? Or cake?

    3. Compound2632

      Compound2632

      No problem - I got the parts for another Huntley & Palmers wagon at Cambrian's last stand.

    4. steveNCB7754
  19. I've got a feeling Brian McD is going to reveal all today...

    1. Hroth

      Hroth

      Nurse! The Screens!!!

  20. If a PM involves more than 2 people, and I press the reply button, does the reply go to everyone?

    1. Taz

      Taz

      yes, unless one of those people has chosen to leave the conversation

    2. Miss Prism
  21. If anyone is going to the Glos & Warwickshire Railway, I'm after a pic of the top rear of City of Truro's tender showing the position of the partition between coal space and the water dome

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    2. Paul.Uni

      Paul.Uni

      I thought CoT was at York atm.

    3. stuarttrains

      stuarttrains

      CoT is at Swindon

    4. adb968008

      adb968008

      I understand itsat Swindon

  22. If the rivets ain't right, it just ain't fittin', it just ain't fittin'

    1. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      So, if the rivets are not correct, it simply does not fit properly, it simply does not fit properly.

  23. In discussing matters GWR, one inevitably enters realms of illogicality

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    2. The Stationmaster

      The Stationmaster

      Completely unavoidable witha company which somehow combined brilliant ideas and standards with the complete opposite (which it hoped no one would notice).

    3. Huw Griffiths

      Huw Griffiths

      I quite agree.

    4. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Noone ever built a great organisation on sheer logic.

  24. Interesting clues in Bachmann's new 2013 calendar, e.g. the J15, but I thought a few of the pages could have been published in a Hornby calendar...

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      The Hornby calendar might be in a container from the PRC. Then again, it might not. Nobody really knows...

  25. Inventing history is easy when no experts remain

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    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Excellent observation Miss P.

    3. Mad McCann

      Mad McCann

      "The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history."

    4. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Not to mention GWR wagon red :-)

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